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Coimbatore: A couple here has secured a ‘no caste, no religion’ certificate for their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter. The couple – Naresh Karthik and Gayatri – wanted admission of their daughter Vilma in kindergarten but all schools insisted on a caste and religion certificate. But, the parents said they were not willing to get the certificate as […]

Mumbai: Superstar Akshay Kumar on Monday said his upcoming historical film “Prithviraj” should be mandatory viewing for children in schools as it talks about king Prithviraj Chauhan, who has been reduced to “only a paragraph” in history. Directed by noted writer-director Chandraparaksh Dwivedi, the film features Kumar in the titular role of the ruler. During […]

Bengaluru: Six schools situated on the outskirts of Bengaluru got bomb threats on Friday, said the police. Following this, the premises were emptied and the police rushed to the schools along with bomb disposal and dog squads and carried out search operations. The bomb threats were found on the official email ids of the schools. Initially, […]

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to conduct classes only in the forenoon from April 4 in schools all over the state. The decision was taken keeping in mind the health of children during the scorching summer, Education minister Adimoolapu Suresh said here on Friday. The classes would be held from 7.30 a.m. to […]

Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar directed that schools should be closed early and instructed Collectors to prepare district specific heat wave plans in the wake of Met department forecast that day temperatures would increase further in the coming days. Efforts should be made to ensure all amenities to students appearing for examinations. The education department […]

Hyderabad: With an objective to inculcate reading habit along with increasing basic competencies of reading among children and make them independent readers, the School Education department is all set to kick start a 100-day Reading campaign for students of Classes 1 to 9 in all schools in the State from February 5. As part of […]

Minister for Education B.C. Nagesh stated that schools in Bengaluru from Class 1 to 9 which had been closed in the backdrop of Covid third wave, will reopen from Monday.

New Delhi: The union government is working on a model for staggered opening of schools for physical classes following all Covid-19 related protocols, sources said on Thursday. Schools have been closed in most parts of the country for physical classes after the emergence of the new Omicron variant of the virus. Students have been mostly […]

Hyderabad: Educationist and former Vice Chancellor of the Osmania University (OU), Prof T Tirupati Rao, described the ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ programme initiated by the State government as a ‘good concept’ and stressed on the need for revamping of infrastructure in the government schools. He added that schools should do away with rote-learning methods. Speaking to […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Recognised School Managements Association (TRSMA) led by its president Yadagiri Shekhar Rao on Friday met Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy and requested to reopen the schools in the State for physical classes from January 31. The association also wanted an extension of the present academic year i.e., 2021-22 till May 30. Out […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to close schools from Class 1 to 9 in Bengaluru till the end of January following the recent surge in the Covid cases in the city. Minister for Education B.C. Nagesh confirmed this on Wednesday. He said that since the number of infections have crossed the 10,000 mark in […]

Hyderabad: Protium, a pre-eminent engineering-led, risk-focused lending platform, has joined hands for providing more effective financial management at schools at the ”EdEx School Leadership Summit 2021” organised by Telangana Recognised School Managements Association (TRSMA) here. Protium Sakshara, which lends to edupreneurs, educational institutions and MSME, has also proposed to help schools across the country with […]

Hyderabad: Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy asked students and parents not to believe in rumours being spread on social media over holidays to schools. In a statement on Tuesday, Sabitha said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in the recently held Cabinet meeting had directed that educational institutions should continue to function by strictly following […]

As November drew to a close, I was craving to be back to my temple of learning, my beloved school. The dream came true when we have finally prospered to revisit school after one and a half years of prolonged confinement. When I first stepped in my school entrance, I could ultimately meet my desired […]

New Delhi: Nineteen months after the Covid-19 pandemic forced school closures worldwide, only half of the schools across the globe have resumed classroom teaching and learning while around 34 per cent schools are relying on mixed or hybrid instruction mode, according to the Covid-19 Global Education Recovery Tracker. The tracker has been jointly created by […]

Hyderabad: Even as the State government has reopened schools after almost 18 months and has relaxed lockdown restrictions, a survey has pointed out that almost 70 per cent of parents in Hyderabad are willing to send their children back to school. Edtech major LEAD’s new survey found that while 59 per cent of them felt […]

Suryapet: Two brothers, students of Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) at Arvepally in Jajireddygudem mandal, tested positive for COVID-19. The headmaster of the school Jella Prasad told Telangana Today that of the two, only one had started attending physical classes after reopening of the school. With the brothers suffering from fever since Monday, their parents […]

Karimnagar: The turnout of students in schools and colleges on the first day of reopening on Wednesday was poor. About 20 to 30 per cent attendance was recorded in both government and private schools in the erstwhile Karimnagar district. Students attended classes wearing masks and followed other Covid norms. Students were allowed into the classrooms […]

Although several government schools welcomed students back, many private schools chose to observe the situation and continue online classes for another seven to 10 days.

Khammam: Coming out of the crisis caused by the Covid pandemic, schools in erstwhile Khammam reopened after nearly one-and-half-a-year on Wednesday following the State government’s decision. Government schools registered higher attendance of students in comparison to private schools. Of the 83, 373 enrolled students nearly 35.05 per cent of the students attended classes on the […]